Machine Technician (Blow Moulding)

Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller; Stretford; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food production company in Manchester is seeking a Blow Moulding Technician to efficiently operate production equipment while ensuring safety and quality standards. Candidates should have experience in a manufacturing or warehouse environment and be able to work shifts. The role offers a competitive salary and various benefits including a pension scheme and life assurance.

Benefits

Salary sacrifice pension scheme with matching

Life assurance at 2x salary

Generous holiday entitlement

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy warehouse environment, preferably in manufacturing.
• Ability to work shifts and adapt to changing priorities.
• Knowledge of health and safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Operate blow moulding equipment effectively.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards.
• Monitor and record machine conditions.
• Assist in maintenance and problem-solving.

Skills

Calibration of machinery

Teamwork

Adaptability

Problem-solving

Job description

We are recruiting for a Blow Moulding Technician (Machine Technician) to join our Blow Moulding Department at Manchester.

The purpose of this role is to operate production equipment efficiently and effectively to achieve required standards of performance and to ensure that all appropriate health and safety, quality, hygiene, and housekeeping standards are maintained.

Contract: Full time, 40 hours per week, permanent, 4 on 4 off (2 days and 2 nights), 7am-7pm

Location: Manchester

Salary: £34,693.89

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

1. Effective operation of blow moulding equipment
2. Full adherence to all health and safety policies and procedures, following all safe systems of work
3. Ensure full compliance with site accreditation standards for the allocated area
4. Fault finding using I/O listings on screens
5. Follow correct adjustment procedures
6. Sustain all set-ups to the required standard for optimum performance
7. Carry out pre and post maintenance operational checks
8. Monitor and record machine conditions
9. Support Engineering team with machine maintenance or breakdowns
10. Assist colleagues with bottlenecks and problem solving
11. Adapt to changing priorities as determined by customer requirements

Candidate requirements:

• Meet all output requirements as determined by the shift manager
• Operate all equipment safely, achieving required quality standards
• Drive machine performance to reduce waste and costs
• Be customer-focused at all times (internal colleagues and external)
• Assist colleagues with bottlenecks and basic problem solving
• Adapt to changing priorities as determined by customer requirements

Experience: in a busy warehouse environment, manufacturing operations; excellent team worker; experience working shifts

Desirable: Food (contact) packaging experience

Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by the Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller, employing over 24,000 people across Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures, and markets a wide range of dairy products from British farms. The Müller brand is ranked No.7 in The Grocer's Top 100 list of Britain's Biggest Brands and is the 7th most chosen brand in the UK.

In return, Müller offers a competitive salary package and a wide range of benefits, including:

• Salary sacrifice pension scheme with Müller matching up to 4%
• Life assurance at 2x your annual salary
• Generous holiday entitlement